Measles Responsible for 35 Deaths in Europe in Past Year (<em>WHO</em>)

Measles is responsible for 35 deaths in Europe in the last year, with a 6-year-old Italian boy as the latest fatality, the World Health Organization reported.

In a press release, the WHO said that the majority of deaths from measles were in Romania (31 deaths), along with one death apiece in Germany and Portugal. Other countries reported measles outbreaks in the last 12 months.

WHO added that 37 countries in the WHO European Region have "interrupted endemic transmission," but that pockets of low vaccination uptake allow for the continued spread of the virus. Both Romania and Italy implemented enhanced immunization and outbreak control measures.

Several countries have adopted school-entry checks in order to increase vaccination coverage, WHO said.

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